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doc: Explain that "guix import" and "guix refresh" may need GnuPG. 

Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/36051>.
Reported by Jesse Gibbons <jgibbons2357@gmail.com>.

* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import, Invoking guix refresh): Mention
that GnuPG must be installed.
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@ -8509,8 +8509,13 @@ guix import @var{importer} @var{options}@dots{}
@var{importer} specifies the source from which to import package
metadata, and @var{options} specifies a package identifier and other
options specific to @var{importer}. Currently, the available
``importers'' are:
options specific to @var{importer}.
Some of the importers rely on the ability to run the @command{gpgv} command.
For these, GnuPG must be installed and in @code{$PATH}; run @code{guix install
gnupg} if needed.
Currently, the available ``importers'' are:
@table @code
@item gnu
@ -8959,7 +8964,10 @@ update the version numbers and source tarball hashes of those package
recipes (@pxref{Defining Packages}). This is achieved by downloading
each package's latest source tarball and its associated OpenPGP
signature, authenticating the downloaded tarball against its signature
using @command{gpg}, and finally computing its hash. When the public
using @command{gpgv}, and finally computing its hash---note that GnuPG must be
installed and in @code{$PATH}; run @code{guix install gnupg} if needed.
When the public
key used to sign the tarball is missing from the user's keyring, an
attempt is made to automatically retrieve it from a public key server;
when this is successful, the key is added to the user's keyring; otherwise,