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docs: simplify flake-specific instructions in the documentation (#3737) 

Install home-manager via `nix run` rather than `nix-build` then running
the activation script out of the store manually.

Co-authored-by: Cédric Barreteau <cbarrete@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ $ nix flake new ~/.config/nixpkgs -t github:nix-community/home-manager
2. Install Home Manager and apply the configuration by
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[source,console]
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$ nix build --no-link <flake-uri>#homeConfigurations.jdoe.activationPackage
$ "$(nix path-info <flake-uri>#homeConfigurations.jdoe.activationPackage)"/activate
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$ nix run <flake-uri>#homeConfigurations.jdoe.activationPackage
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Substitute `<flake-uri>` with the flake URI of the configuration flake.
If `flake.nix` resides in `~/.config/nixpkgs`,