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doc: Warn earlier about the risk of overwriting with the binary install. 

Suggested by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>.

* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Move warning about overwriting
  higher up.
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@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ This creates @file{/gnu/store} (@pxref{The Store}), @file{/var/guix},
and @file{/root/.guix-profile}. @file{/root/.guix-profile} is a and @file{/root/.guix-profile}. @file{/root/.guix-profile} is a
ready-to-use profile for @code{root} where Guix is installed. ready-to-use profile for @code{root} where Guix is installed.
Do @emph{not} unpack the tarball on a working Guix system since that
would overwrite its own essential files.
@item @item
Set up the daemon as explained below (@pxref{Setting Up the Daemon}), and Set up the daemon as explained below (@pxref{Setting Up the Daemon}), and
run it: run it:
@ -297,9 +300,7 @@ for instance with:
And that's it! And that's it!
There are two things to note. First, don't unpack the tarball on a The @code{guix} package must remain available in @code{root}'s
working Guix system since that would overwrite its own essential files.
Second, the @code{guix} package must remain available in @code{root}'s
profile, or it would become subject to garbage collection---in which profile, or it would become subject to garbage collection---in which
case you would find yourself badly handicapped by the lack of the case you would find yourself badly handicapped by the lack of the
@command{guix} command. @command{guix} command.