Not to my knowledge. I have a lighter small form factor PC with Linux on it hooked up to my TV and stream from that.
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Just keep your TV off the network. Roku TVs have a locked bootloader, probably similar with FireTVs. Best bet is Android or google TV could likely be modded.
The short answer is: no. You can't do this.
I spent a long time researching this after my partner insisted on having a TV in the house. The solutions you'll see online range from "just leave it disconnected from the web" to "use a computer as the default connection".
I opted for the latter solution. The former is a bad solution because you'll, at the very best, be stuck with a shit interface full of ads and useless apps. Which computer you use depends on your budget and needs, but I simply don't see a better solution than that, right now.
Not aware of any way to install something directly to your TV. But a used mini PC with a Flirc USB receiver could run:
Not the specific answer you're looking for, but the one I've got as its the one I use for myself...
I have a RaspberryPi as the default input for my TV now. Any and all interactions with the big screen happen through mouse and keyboard now rather than the TV remote besides power and maybe sometimes the volume.
If you're looking for a cheaper option than that, I believe you can get older chromesasts/firesticks and jailbreak those for more or less the same results I've got with my setup, but YMMV depending on what you've got and what you seek.