You may have to install a more recent version of IPFS. I'd suggest:

# Install Node Version Manager (nvm) if you don't have it
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash

# Install and use a newer Node version (LTS)
nvm install 22
nvm use 22

Try clearing rpm cache again but more thoroughly this time:

# Force clear the cache
npm cache clean --force

# Delete the cache folder manually
rm -rf ~/.npm

Check if you have sufficient permission:

# Make sure you own your npm directories
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.config

Try installing with some additional flags:

npm install ipfs --save --legacy-peer-deps --unsafe-perm=true

If you still have the same issues, you may try using yarn instead:

# Install yarn
npm install -g yarn

# Install IPFS using yarn
yarn add ipfs

If none of the above solutions work, try installing a new directory with a fresh package.json