nixos/manual: don't recommend nix-env -iA

We're really setting users up on the wrong path if we tell them to
nix-env -iA immediately after installing.  Instead, let's just
reassure them that installing software will be covered in due course
in the manual, to encourage them to keep reading.
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@ -480,13 +480,8 @@ Retype new UNIX password: ***</screen>
<prompt>$ </prompt>passwd eelco</screen>
</para>
<para>
You may also want to install some software. For instance,
<screen>
<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qaP \*</screen>
shows what packages are available, and
<screen>
<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -f '&lt;nixpkgs&gt;' -iA w3m</screen>
installs the <literal>w3m</literal> browser.
You may also want to install some software. This will be covered
in <xref linkend="sec-package-management" />.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>