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doc: De-emphasize nix-env without -A

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The manual uses `nix-env -i` without `-A` prominently, teaching a bad practice to newcomers.
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@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ to subsequent chapters.
channel:
```console
$ nix-env -qa
docbook-xml-4.3
docbook-xml-4.5
firefox-33.0.2
hello-2.9
libxslt-1.1.28
$ nix-env -qaP
nixpkgs.docbook_xml_dtd_43 docbook-xml-4.3
nixpkgs.docbook_xml_dtd_45 docbook-xml-4.5
nixpkgs.firefox firefox-33.0.2
nixpkgs.hello hello-2.9
nixpkgs.libxslt libxslt-1.1.28
…
```
1. Install some packages from the channel:
```console
$ nix-env -i hello
$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hello
```
This should download pre-built packages; it should not build them