How To Install svgalib on Fedora 34
svgalib is Low-level fullscreen SVGA graphics library Low-level fullscreen SVGA graphics library
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install svgalib on Fedora 34.
What is svgalib
The svgalib package provides the SVGAlib low-level graphics library for Linux. SVGAlib is a library which allows applications to use full screen graphics on a variety of hardware platforms. Some games and utilities use SVGAlib for their graphics. For details on supported chipsets, see man 7 svgalib (when svgalib is installed). svgalib 1.9.25 29.fc34 x86_64 433 k svgalib-1.9.25-29.fc34.src.rpm fedora Low-level fullscreen SVGA graphics library http Public Domain The svgalib package provides the SVGAlib low-level graphics library for Linux. SVGAlib is a library which allows applications to use full screen graphics on a variety of hardware platforms. Some games and utilities use SVGAlib for their graphics. For details on supported chipsets, see man 7 svgalib (when svgalib is installed).
We can use yum or dnf to install svgalib on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install svgalib.
Install svgalib on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install svgalib using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install svgalib
Install svgalib on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install svgalib using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install svgalib
How To Uninstall svgalib on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the svgalib package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove svgalib
svgalib Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/vga
/etc/vga/dvorak-us.keymap
/etc/vga/fontdata
/etc/vga/libvga.config
/etc/vga/libvga.et4000
/etc/vga/null.keymap
/etc/vga/textregs
/usr/bin/dumpreg
/usr/bin/mode3
/usr/bin/restorefont
/usr/bin/restorepalette
/usr/bin/restoretextmode
/usr/bin/savetextmode
/usr/bin/svgakeymap
/usr/bin/textmode
/usr/bin/vga_reset
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/301fb990d0ec034ac5eeb646b03591b1e445c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/c8091de76b9d1e6c399fbacb5e15ba56c0737f
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/c89a44591bfa67fe3635e07d10f34a25295608
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/e504aad79a6cd028d4bc8b82b97d1d2e8a149f
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9/6d77408a552d445db4d5bd5df82d27684f7050
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad/9afd2b4b7374232f16686c76b83e4c5ffaaaf2
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0/d84265f3aa3fb55e6b3023ba2bb4833cd7d144
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/2021ada834023c7a0538c3944fe3813c338c6a
/usr/lib/lib3dkit.so.1
/usr/lib/lib3dkit.so.1.9.25
/usr/lib/libvga.so.1
/usr/lib/libvga.so.1.9.25
/usr/share/doc/svgalib
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.joystick
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.keymap
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.multi-monitor
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.vesa
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/TODO
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/dual-head-howto
/usr/share/man/man1/convfont.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/dumpreg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fix132x43.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/restorefont.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/restorepalette.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/restoretextmode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/runx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/savetextmode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/setmclk.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/svgakeymap.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/textmode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/libvga.config.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/libvga.et4000.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/svgalibrc.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/accel.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/bg_test.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/eventtest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/forktest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/fun.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/joytest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/keytest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/lineart.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/mach32info.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/mjoytest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/mousetest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/plane.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/printftest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/scrolltest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/speedtest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/spin.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/svidtune.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/testaccel.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/testgl.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/testlinear.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/threed.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/vgatest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/wrapdemo.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.chips.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.et4000.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.faq.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.mach32.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/threedkit.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/vgagl.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mode3.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vga_reset.8.gz
/etc/vga
/etc/vga/dvorak-us.keymap
/etc/vga/fontdata
/etc/vga/libvga.config
/etc/vga/libvga.et4000
/etc/vga/null.keymap
/etc/vga/textregs
/usr/bin/dumpreg
/usr/bin/restorefont
/usr/bin/restorepalette
/usr/bin/restoretextmode
/usr/bin/savetextmode
/usr/bin/svgakeymap
/usr/bin/textmode
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/de29f2d4be68322bd9298df1e778c76a734387
/usr/lib/.build-id/71
/usr/lib/.build-id/71/8bab6949c552a5bef2364c3744092c1e542f9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/80
/usr/lib/.build-id/80/94358babe8e49efa5a0af00f4878497080cb43
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/a0afe4b0c92841103e64f68cd326c6dfb79aba
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/7166a6c06fcdc74781a1c590bc9d78aacf9ebb
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/e93d909eaba863dbb5df1b4e4f9021e55c0130
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/7a8899c2c9933cfa1168e35ad6d4ae80ce5edc
/usr/lib64/lib3dkit.so.1
/usr/lib64/lib3dkit.so.1.9.25
/usr/lib64/libvga.so.1
/usr/lib64/libvga.so.1.9.25
/usr/lib64/libvgagl.so.1
/usr/lib64/libvgagl.so.1.9.25
/usr/share/doc/svgalib
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.joystick
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.keymap
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.multi-monitor
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/README.vesa
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/TODO
/usr/share/doc/svgalib/dual-head-howto
/usr/share/man/man1/convfont.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/dumpreg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fix132x43.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/restorefont.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/restorepalette.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/restoretextmode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/runx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/savetextmode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/setmclk.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/svgakeymap.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/textmode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/libvga.config.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/libvga.et4000.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/svgalibrc.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/accel.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/bg_test.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/eventtest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/forktest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/fun.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/joytest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/keytest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/lineart.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/mach32info.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/mjoytest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/mousetest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/plane.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/printftest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/scrolltest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/speedtest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/spin.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/svidtune.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/testaccel.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/testgl.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/testlinear.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/threed.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/vgatest.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/wrapdemo.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.chips.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.et4000.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.faq.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/svgalib.mach32.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/threedkit.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/vgagl.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mode3.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/vga_reset.8.gz
References
- [svgalib website](http://www.svgalib.org/ http://www.svgalib.org/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install svgalib on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.