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SVGALib
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<p>SVGAlib is an open-source low-level graphics <a href="/facts/Library_(software)/xRzL3P7q">library</a> which ran on <a href="/facts/AmigaOS/1E2k1fuN">AmigaOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> and <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a> and allowed programs to change <a href="/facts/VESA_BIOS_Extensions/h0zmB0qW">video mode</a> and display full-screen graphics, without the use of a <a href="/facts/Windowing_system/nKYmkjP6">windowing system</a>. Alongside <a href="/facts/X11/ac2vRIQL">X11</a> and the <a href="/facts/General_Graphics_Interface/nIelHJaz">General Graphics Interface</a>, it was one of the earliest libraries allowing graphical <a href="/facts/Video_games_and_Linux/fNRbS1Vh">video games on Linux</a>. </p>