I did this:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ringods/ringo_de_smet_name
cd ringo_de_smet_name/
git checkout -b newlook
hugo
And got this:
Start building sites …
hugo v0.89.4-AB01BA6E+extended linux/amd64 BuildDate=2021-11-17T08:24:09Z VendorInfo=gohugoio
| EN
-------------------+-----
Pages | 23
Paginator pages | 2
Non-page files | 8
Static files | 6
Processed images | 0
Aliases | 2
Sitemaps | 1
Cleaned | 0
Total in 182 ms
Maybe clear your module cache?
See https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-module-failing/34457/2