Remove non-extension API docs (#2877)

All documents that related to Lens IDE in general will move to the private lens-ide repository. All extension API documents will remain in the lens repository and be served on a new url.

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# Overview
# Lens Extension API
Lens is the most powerful Kubernetes IDE on the market. It is a standalone application, and it is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Some of the benefits of using Lens include:
Customize and enhance the Lens experience with the Lens Extension API.
Use the extension API to create menus or page content.
The same extension API was used to create many of Lens's core features.
To install your first extension you should goto the [extension page](lens://app/extensions) in lens.
* Confidence that your clusters are properly setup and configured.
* Increased visibility, real time statistics, log streams, and hands-on troubleshooting capabilities.
* The ability to work with your clusters quickly and easily, radically improving productivity and the speed of business.
This documentation describes:
Watch this introductory video to see Lens in action:
* How to build, run, test, and publish an extension.
* How to take full advantage of the Lens Extension API.
* Where to find [guides](extensions/guides/README.md) and [code samples](https://github.com/lensapp/lens-extension-samples) to help get you started.
[![Screenshot](img/lens-intro-video-screenshot.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeDwdVXattc)
## What Extensions Can Do
**Note:** Use CTRL+click (on Windows and Linux) or CMD+click (on MacOS) to open the above in a new tab
Here are some examples of what you can achieve with the Extension API:
* Add custom components & views in the UI - Extending the Lens Workbench
For an overview of the Lens Extension API, refer to the [Common Capabilities](extensions/capabilities/common-capabilities.md) page. [Extension Guides Overview](extensions/guides/README.md) also includes a list of code samples and guides that illustrate various ways of using the Lens Extension API.
## How to Build Extensions
Here is what each section of the Lens Extension API docs can help you with:
* **Getting Started** teaches fundamental concepts for building extensions with the Hello World sample.
* **Extension Capabilities** dissects Lens's Extension API into smaller categories and points you to more detailed topics.
* **Extension Guides** includes guides and code samples that explain specific usages of Lens Extension API.
* **Testing and Publishing** includes in-depth guides on various extension development topics, such as testing and publishing extensions.
* **API Reference** contains exhaustive references for the Lens Extension API, Contribution Points, and many other topics.
## What's New
Just like Lens itself, the extension API updates on a monthly cadence, rolling out new features with every release.
Keep up with Lens and the Lens Extension API by reviewing the [release notes](https://github.com/lensapp/lens/releases).
## Looking for Help
If you have questions for extension development, try asking on the [Lens Dev Slack](http://k8slens.slack.com/). It's a public chatroom for Lens developers, where Lens team members chime in from time to time.
To provide feedback on the documentation or issues with the Lens Extension API, create new issues at [lensapp/lens](https://github.com/lensapp/lens/issues). Please use the labels `area/documentation` and/or `area/extension`.
## Downloading Lens
[Download Lens](https://github.com/lensapp/lens/releases) for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
## Quick Start
Get up and running quickly by learning to [add clusters](clusters/adding-clusters.md).