Build LinuxMCE from the scratch
LinuxMCE wiki page Building From Source 1.1 describes how to build LinuxMCE version 1.1 from sources. Actually, it works only for Ubuntu. But theoretically it may allow to you build LinuxMCE under your favourite Linux distribution.
Personally, I like and prefer Fedora. I’m familiar with this distribution and I feel a bit absent with Debian or Ubuntu when I cannot find usual commands. So, LinuxMCE gives us a good opportunity to build open source home automation system and feel comfortable with it.