install documentation: document boot.loader.grub.useOSProber

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the GRUB boot loader is to be installed. Without it, NixOS cannot the GRUB boot loader is to be installed. Without it, NixOS cannot
boot.</para> boot.</para>
<para>If there are other operating systems running on the machine before
installing NixOS, the
<option>boot.loader.grub.useOSProber</option> option can be set to
<literal>true</literal> to automatically add them to the grub menu.</para>
<para>Another critical option is <option>fileSystems</option>, <para>Another critical option is <option>fileSystems</option>,
specifying the file systems that need to be mounted by NixOS. specifying the file systems that need to be mounted by NixOS.
However, you typically dont need to set it yourself, because However, you typically dont need to set it yourself, because