README: clarify how to install packages via nix-env

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[Currently GitHub Actions are not running on Azure instance types that support nested virtualization](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/183#issuecomment-610723516). [Currently GitHub Actions are not running on Azure instance types that support nested virtualization](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/183#issuecomment-610723516).
### How do I print nixpkgs version with the channel I have configured? ### How do I print nixpkgs version I have configured?
```nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'``` ```nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'```
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Note that there's no hardware acceleration on GitHub Actions. Note that there's no hardware acceleration on GitHub Actions.
### How can I install packages via nix-env from the specified `nix_path`?
```
nix-env -i mypackage -f '<nixpkgs>'
```
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Install the dependencies Install the dependencies