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 2. Clone the repository.
 3. If `nvm` doesn't auto-load the Node.js environment when changing to the repo directory, run `nvm use`.
 4. Enable Yarn by running `corepack enable`.
+5. If Yarn is not available after enabling corepack, run "corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate" and retry the commands below.
 
 ## Getting started