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doc: Make 'guix pull' more visible.

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Suggested by Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/25139>.

* doc/guix.texi (Installation): Mention 'guix pull'.
(Proceeding with the Installation): Mention updates with 'guix pull' and
'guix system reconfigure'.
(Invoking guix pull): Add "updating" to the concept index.
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@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ without interference. Its data lives exclusively in two directories,
usually @file{/gnu/store} and @file{/var/guix}; other files on your
system, such as @file{/etc}, are left untouched.
Once installed, Guix can be updated by running @command{guix pull}
(@pxref{Invoking guix pull}).
@menu
* Binary Installation:: Getting Guix running in no time!
* Requirements:: Software needed to build and run Guix.
@ -2308,6 +2311,7 @@ this option is primarily useful when the daemon was running with
@section Invoking @command{guix pull}
@cindex upgrading Guix
@cindex updating Guix
@cindex @command{guix pull}
@cindex pull
Packages are installed or upgraded to the latest version available in
@ -6949,6 +6953,14 @@ initialized by running the @command{passwd} command as @code{root},
unless your configuration specifies otherwise
(@pxref{user-account-password, user account passwords}).
@cindex upgrading GuixSD
From then on, you can update GuixSD whenever you want by running
@command{guix pull} as @code{root} (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}), and
then running @command{guix system reconfigure} to build a new system
generation with the latest packages and services (@pxref{Invoking guix
system}). We recommend doing that regularly so that your system
includes the latest security updates (@pxref{Security Updates}).
Join us on @code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network or on
@file{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to share your experience---good or not so
good.