Linux supports vgafb/vesafb so this is possible if the distribution is configured appropriately.
I think some/most distributions might not enable it out of the box because it would generally result in a low performance/quality experience and the user not realizing what the problem is, and nowadays almost all GPUs are supported natively, so nobody has invested in writing code to show a "Using unaccelerated VGA/VESA, you may want to fix this" popup.
I think some/most distributions might not enable it out of the box because it would generally result in a low performance/quality experience and the user not realizing what the problem is, and nowadays almost all GPUs are supported natively, so nobody has invested in writing code to show a "Using unaccelerated VGA/VESA, you may want to fix this" popup.