AFAIK it is basic and a common way to install packages in k8s. Usually the developers of a project with k8s focus like Prometheus provide a helm chart for easy installation. However it is a package manager and easy confused with a distribution. I recommend to read "Who's at the helm?" [0] discussed a few days ago here [1].

0: https://dlorenc.medium.com/whos-at-the-helm-1101c37bf0f1 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25647753