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doc: installing-usb: removes notes about unetbootin.

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They are known to cause more issues than solving issues; futhermore
using `dd` should work everywhere without fail.
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@ -36,34 +36,5 @@ $ sudo dd bs=1m if=nix.iso of=/dev/rdiskN
<para>
The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive,
making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations.
For non-UEFI installations, you can alternatively use
<link xlink:href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/">unetbootin</link>. If
you cannot use <command>dd</command> for a UEFI installation, you can also
mount the ISO, copy its contents verbatim to your drive, then either:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Change the label of the disk partition to the label of the ISO (visible
with the blkid command), or
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Edit <filename>loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf</filename> on the drive
and change the <literal>root=</literal> field in the
<literal>options</literal> line to point to your drive (see the
documentation on <literal>root=</literal> in
<link xlink:href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt">
the kernel documentation</link> for more details).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
If you want to load the contents of the ISO to ram after bootin (So you
can remove the stick after bootup) you can append the parameter
<literal>copytoram</literal> to the <literal>options</literal> field.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>