Revert: derive nix profile changes (#1742)

## Summary

This reverts commit ad46c20 from #1734
to unblock the upcoming Devbox release.

## How was it tested?

CICD tests should pass

.github/workflows/cli-tests.yaml

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build devbox
         run: go build -o dist/devbox ./cmd/devbox
       - name: Upload devbox artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3  
         with:
           name: devbox-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}
           path: ./dist/devbox
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           chmod +x ./devbox
           sudo mv ./devbox /usr/local/bin/
-
+          
       - run:  devbox run lint
 
   test:
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ jobs:
         run-project-tests: ["project-tests", "project-tests-off"]
         # Run tests on:
         # 1. the oldest supported nix version (which is 2.9.0? But determinate-systems installer has 2.12.0)
-        # 2. latest nix version
-        nix-version: ["2.12.0", "2.19.2"]
+        # 2. nix version 2.17.0 which introduces a new code path that minimizes nixpkgs downloads.
+        # 3. latest nix version
+        nix-version: ["2.12.0", "2.17.0", "2.19.2"]
         exclude:
           - is-main: "not-main"
             os: "${{ inputs.run-mac-tests && 'dummy' || 'macos-latest' }}"
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
           go test -v -timeout $DEVBOX_GOLANG_TEST_TIMEOUT ./...
 
   auto-nix-install: # ensure Devbox installs nix and works properly after installation.
-    needs: build-devbox
+    needs: build-devbox 
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]