Tell users to use --install-assistant=yes (#12507)

* Tell users to use --install-assistant=yes `daml install --activate` is deprecated since forever, we tell users to use `daml install --install-assistant=yes` instead. changelog_begin changelog_end * modernise error message somewhat * add 'current'
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ On Windows:
 bazel build //release:sdk-release-tarball
 tar -vxf .\bazel-bin\release\sdk-release-tarball-ce.tar.gz
 cd sdk-*
-daml\daml.exe install . --activate
+daml\daml.exe install . --install-assistant=yes
 ```
 
 That should tell you what to put in the path, something along the lines of `C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\daml\bin`.

diff --git a/daml-assistant/src/DA/Daml/Assistant/Install.hs b/daml-assistant/src/DA/Daml/Assistant/Install.hs
@@ -503,12 +503,12 @@ uninstallVersion Env{..} sdkVersion = wrapErr "Uninstalling SDK version." $ do
     if exists then do
         when (Just (DamlAssistantSdkVersion sdkVersion) == envDamlAssistantSdkVersion) $ do
             hPutStr stderr . unlines $
-                [ "Cannot uninstall currently activated SDK version."
-                , "Please activate a different SDK version and try again."
-                , "To activate a different version, run:"
+                [ "Cannot uninstall SDK version of current daml assistant."
+                , "Please switch to a different version of daml assistant and try again."
+                , "To switch to a different version of daml assistant, use:"
                 , ""
-                , "    daml install VERSION --activate"
-                ] -- TODO (FAFM): suggest a version that will work.
+                , "    daml install VERSION --install-assistant=yes"
+                ] -- TODO: suggest a version that will work.
             exitFailure
 
         requiredIO "Failed to set write permission for SDK files to remove." $ do

diff --git a/language-support/hs/bindings/examples/nim/demo.md b/language-support/hs/bindings/examples/nim/demo.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Notes on the format of this file:
 
     $ cd daml
     $ bazel build language-support/hs/bindings/examples/nim/...
-    $ daml install latest --activate
+    $ daml install latest --install-assistant=yes
 
 ## 1. Look at [Nim.daml](https://github.com/digital-asset/daml/blob/main/language-support/hs/bindings/examples/nim/daml/Nim.daml)