This is why I went back to Windows and sadly look back with hindsight to my GNU/Linux desktop days as time lost where I could have instead have taken advantage of my game development skills, instead of switching between desktops and graphic libraries all the time. When I started using GNU/Linux SVGALib (using root) was the only API available.

Mac OS X is the only same alternative, at least for me.

The main problem is that GNU/Linux wars have replaced the UNIX wars of the 90's.