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Brunch 3.0.0 - Error: Cannot find module 'readable-stream/duplex'

See original GitHub issue

Description

A module seems to be missing

Expected behavior

Brunch should load and build

Actual behavior

Error happens when building

Environment

Brunch: 3.0.0
Node.js: 12.13.1 (LTS)
NPM: 6.12.1
Operating system: Linux Fedora 31
Code editor: Atom

`package.json` contents

{
    "private": true,
    "devDependencies": {
        "brunch": "^3.0.0"
    }
}

brunch config contents

module.exports = {
  paths: {
    public: 'public/assets/',
    watched: ['resources/js', 'resources/sass']
  },
  files: {
    javascripts: {
      joinTo: {
        'javascripts/app.js': /^app/,
        'javascripts/vendor.js': /^(?!app)/
      }
    },
    stylesheets: {joinTo: 'app.css'},
  }
}

Other useful files, when present (log, `bower.json` etc.)

Brunch: Local install exists, but failed to load it. Continuing with global install: Error: Cannot find module 'readable-stream/duplex'
Require stack:
- /path/to/project/node_modules/node-browser-modules/index.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/shims.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/modules.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/deppack.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/index.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/fs_utils/write.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/watch.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/index.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/cli.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/bin/brunch
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:797:15)
    at Function.resolve (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:80:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/path/to/project/node_modules/node-browser-modules/index.js:27:33)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:959:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:995:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:815:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:727:14)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:852:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/shims.js:3:18) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/node-browser-modules/index.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/shims.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/modules.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/deppack.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/index.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/fs_utils/write.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/watch.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/index.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/cli.js',
    '/path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/bin/brunch'
  ]
}
Cannot find module 'readable-stream/duplex'
Require stack:
- /path/to/project/node_modules/node-browser-modules/index.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/shims.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/modules.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/lib/deppack.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/deppack/index.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/fs_utils/write.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/watch.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/index.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/lib/cli.js
- /path/to/project/node_modules/brunch/bin/brunch