doc: Recommend nano during installation.

* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation)
(Proceeding with the Installation): Recommend nano.
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@ -8335,10 +8335,10 @@ ifconfig @var{interface} up
To configure wireless networking, you can create a configuration file
for the @command{wpa_supplicant} configuration tool (its location is not
important) using one of the available text editors such as
@command{zile}:
@command{nano}:
@example
zile wpa_supplicant.conf
nano wpa_supplicant.conf
@end example
As an example, the following stanza can go to this file and will work
@ -8519,8 +8519,10 @@ builds to @file{/gnu/store} which, initially, is an in-memory file system.
Next, you have to edit a file and
provide the declaration of the operating system to be installed. To
that end, the installation system comes with three text editors: GNU nano
(@pxref{Top,,, nano, GNU nano Manual}), GNU Zile (an Emacs clone), and
that end, the installation system comes with three text editors. We
recommend GNU nano (@pxref{Top,,, nano, GNU nano Manual}), which
supports syntax highlighting and parentheses matching; other editors
include GNU Zile (an Emacs clone), and
nvi (a clone of the original BSD @command{vi} editor).
We strongly recommend storing that file on the target root file system, say,
as @file{/mnt/etc/config.scm}. Failing to do that, you will have lost your
@ -8536,7 +8538,7 @@ something along these lines:
@example
# mkdir /mnt/etc
# cp /etc/configuration/desktop.scm /mnt/etc/config.scm
# zile /mnt/etc/config.scm
# nano /mnt/etc/config.scm
@end example
You should pay attention to what your configuration file contains, and