You must compile and install as root. If you don't, certain tools won't be able to become SUID root which is required for proper operation. However, this raises a risk of exposing your system to any holes in those tools that might be used to gain root access, so use with caution. Install SVGAlib by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../svgalib-1.4.3-gcc3-1.patch && make prefix=/usr install && cd doc && for dir in man?; do for file in $dir/*; do \ gunzip /usr/share/man/$file; done; done