Definitions for "svgalib "
Keywords:  doom, quake, bsd, vga, apps
svgalib is a low-level graphics library that provides VGA and SVGA modes in a console. It is not intended as an alternative to X for apps, but rather a set of tools for things like VGA games, image viewing in modes that X cannot support, etc.
Linux and Free BSD and allows programs to change video mode and display full-screen graphics. Some popular games like Quake and Doom used it in their original releases.