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doc: Add note on nix profile deletion, garbage collect

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To find more packages you can browse the `Nix package search <https://search.nixos.org/packages>`_ website. If your favorite package is not available with Nix, contact M-Labs using the helpdesk@ email.
.. note::
If you find you prefer using flakes to your original ``nix profile`` installation, you can remove it from your system by running: ::
$ nix profile list
finding the entry with its ``Original flake URL`` listed as the GitHub ARTIQ repository, noting its index number (in a fresh Nix system it will normally be the only entry, at index 0), and running: ::
$ nix profile remove [index]
While using flakes, ARTIQ is not 'installed' as such in any permanent way. However, Nix will preserve independent cached packages in ``/nix/store`` for each flake, which over time or with many different flakes and versions can take up large amounts of storage space. To clear this cache, run ``$ nix-garbage-collect``.
.. _installing-troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting