Install-PSResource -NoClobber fails

[ThomasNieto]

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Steps to reproduce

Trying to install a resource with the -NoClobber parameter causes the install to fail in all instances regardless if there is a conflict or not.

Expected behavior

# installs

Actual behavior

Install-PSResource snmp -NoClobber -TrustRepository -PassThru
Install-PSResource: Unable to successfully install package 'SNMP': 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.'

Error details

Exception             :
    Type           : System.Management.Automation.PSInvalidOperationException
    ErrorRecord    :
        Exception             :
            Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            Message : Unable to successfully install package 'SNMP': 'Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.'
            HResult : -2146233087
        CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
        FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation
    Message        : Unable to successfully install package 'SNMP': 'Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.'
    InnerException :
        Type       : System.NullReferenceException
        TargetSite :
            Name          : DetectClobber
            DeclaringType : Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.InstallHelper, PowerShellGet, Version=3.0.19.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
            MemberType    : Method
            Module        : PowerShellGet.dll
        Message    : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
        Source     : PowerShellGet
        HResult    : -2147467261
        StackTrace :
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.InstallHelper.DetectClobber(String pkgName, Hashtable
parsedMetadataHashtable)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.InstallHelper.InstallPackage(List`1 pkgsToInstall, String repoName,
String repoUri, PSCredentialInfo repoCredentialInfo, PSCredential credential, Boolean isLocalRepo, ScopeType scope)
    HResult        : -2146233079
TargetObject          : Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (Microsoft.PowerShel…s.InstallPSResource:InstallPSResource)
[Install-PSResource], PSInvalidOperationException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : InstallPackageFailed,Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
InvocationInfo        :
    MyCommand        : Install-PSResource
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 1
    HistoryId        : 1
    Line             : Install-PSResource snmp -NoClobber -TrustRepository -PassThru
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                       + Install-PSResource snmp -NoClobber -TrustRepository -PassThru
                       + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    InvocationName   : Install-PSResource
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
PipelineIterationInfo :

Environment data

Name          Version
----          -------
PowerShellGet 3.0.19

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.2
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.2
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19044
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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