First,  I know I’m going to hell for using Ubuntu.  But, I’m too lazy to compile xbmc and boxee on Fedora.  So, now that it’s out of the way.  Here’s the step-by-step:

1. Install Ubuntu 10.4
2. Add the extra boxee repo based on the instructions on boxee.tv
3. Install mingetty and rcconf
   

   apt-get install mingetty rcconf

4. Disable gdm with rcconf
5. Add a boxee user with and add them to the “admin” and “audio” group
   

   useradd -G admin,audio -d /home/boxee boxee

6. Add a .bashrc to /home/boxee
   

   case "`tty`" in
   /dev/tty1) startx
   esac

7. Add .xinitrc to /home/boxee
   

   #!/bin/bash
   while [ 1 ]
   do
   exec /opt/boxee/Boxee --standalone
   done

8. Make it executable
   

   chmod a+x .xinitrc

9. Edit line in /etc/event.d/tty1
   

   #exec /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
   exec /sbin/mingetty --autologin boxee tty1

10. Reboot and pray