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doc: Explain why the config file should be stored on the target. 

Suggested by Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>.

* doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): Explain why the
config file should be on the target file system.
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@ -6048,8 +6048,9 @@ 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 two text editors: GNU nano
(@pxref{Top,,, nano, GNU nano Manual}), and GNU Zile, an Emacs clone.
It is better to store that file on the target root file system, say, as
@file{/mnt/etc/config.scm}.
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
configuration file once you have rebooted into the newly-installed system.
@xref{Using the Configuration System}, for an overview of the
configuration file. The example configurations discussed in that