Using the `nix-env` command is far more robust. It also has the
benefit that if the per-user `profiles` and `gcroots` directories do
not exist then they will be created with the correct permissions.
Because of the second point this commit also removes the `mkdir` step
of the installation instructions.
PR #1239Closes#474, #948, #1091
(cherry picked from commit 9ec9f004e1)
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