Running Boxee on Ubuntu

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