Revert "docs: add prebuilt seid binary install option" (#44)

[alexander-sei]

What

Reverts #44 (merge commit c7fa1f4), which added the prebuilt release binary as the recommended seid install path. Restores three pages to their pre-#44 state:

• evm/installing-seid-cli.mdx
• node/index.mdx
• node/node-operators.mdx

Verified: the reverted tree is byte-identical to the pre-merge version of each file, and no prebuilt references remain.

Why

The prebuilt binaries aren't attached to a published sei-chain release yet. #44's own merge-timing note said to hold until the first release carrying binaries ships — it landed ahead of that, so the download + sha256sum verification commands would 404 for readers today.

Re-applying later (keep ready)

This is a temporary revert. When the first release with binaries is out, bring the docs back by reverting this PR — the GitHub Revert button on this PR, or git revert -m 1 <this PR's merge commit>. That cleanly restores all of #44's content.

Note: a plain re-merge of the old branch won't reintroduce the content, since those commits are already in main's history — reverting the revert is the correct path.

The original branch docs/prebuilt-seid-binaries is preserved on the remote as a reference snapshot of the intended final content.

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PR Summary

Low Risk
Documentation-only revert with no runtime or application code changes.

Overview
Reverts #44 and restores documentation-only changes on evm/installing-seid-cli.mdx, node/index.mdx, and node/node-operators.mdx to the prior build-from-source (git clone + make install) workflow.

The recommended prebuilt release binary flow is removed: tabbed install UIs, curl/checksum verification, install to /usr/local/bin, and notes about Ledger, RocksDB, and multiple seid copies on PATH. Prerequisites again assume Go is required for CLI install; uninstall/update sections point at $GOPATH/bin only.

On the node home page, Docker moves from a full install tab to a collapsed Alternative: Docker Image accordion; minor/major update procedures drop the prebuilt-binary branches and the “don’t mix install methods” callout.

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Documentation-only revert of #44, removing the prebuilt-binary install path across three pages because the binaries aren't yet attached to published sei-chain releases (so the download/sha256sum commands would 404). The revert is complete and internally consistent — no stray prebuilt references remain — and the rationale is sound.

Findings: 0 blocking | 5 non-blocking | 0 posted inline

Blockers

• None at the file/PR level.

Non-blocking

• The repository's REVIEW_GUIDELINES.md is empty/missing on the base branch, so no repo-specific standards could be applied.
• The OpenAI Codex second-opinion review (codex-review.md) is empty — that pass produced no output.
• The Cursor second-opinion review (cursor-review.md) is empty — that pass produced no output.
• Minor pre-existing inconsistency reintroduced by the revert: version placeholders differ across the restored pages (git checkout [VERSION] and [new-version] in installing-seid-cli.mdx / node-operators.mdx vs git checkout <version-tag> in node/index.mdx). Since this is a straight revert to prior state it's not blocking, but worth normalizing in a follow-up.
• This is intentionally a temporary revert; the PR description documents the correct re-apply path (revert-the-revert) once binaries ship, so no action needed now.

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