OS installation comparison

One thing I love about FreeBSD is that you can install it simply by extraction of two archived files unto a UFS partition and boot it immedately with a boot loader such a Ventoy for example.

Can you do something similar with anything else?

For example if there is a way to extract the root filesystem of Debian to an ext partition could you boot it immediately?
 
Not using any soft boot system for years, only the BIOS/UEFI device selector. Usually set to default USB and if that doesn't exist it takes the configured internal drive.
 
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