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Steam won't start on ubuntu 20.04 64-bit with nvidia 460 drivers installed

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I have steam installed from flatpak, and in the recent months this is what it outputs whenever I try to run it:

masha@gudrun:/$ /usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=/app/bin/steam-wrapper --file-forwarding com.valvesoftware.Steam @@u %U @@
INFO:root:https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam/wiki
INFO:root:Will set XDG dirs prefix to /home/masha
INFO:root:Overriding TZ to Europe/Moscow
Running Steam on org.freedesktop.platform 20.08.6 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Pins up-to-date!
Steam client's requirements are satisfied
WARNING: Using default/fallback debugger launch
/home/masha/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam %U
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Startup - updater built Jun  8 2021 22:23:36
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1623193086)
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request:  GLXBadContext
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request:  151 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request:  3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
Value in failed request:  0x0
Serial number of failed request:  45
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Major opcode of failed request:  151 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request:  6 (X_GLXIsDirect)
Serial number of failed request:  46
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/masha/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] 1. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 100, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] 2. https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 100, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] 3. http://media.steampowered.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1623193086)
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Checking for update on startup
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Checking for available updates...
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Downloading manifest: https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/client/steam_client_ubuntu12
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1623193086)
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Download skipped: /client/steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1623193086, installed version 1623193086, existing pending version 0
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Nothing to do
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Verifying installation...
[2021-06-11 22:00:37] Performing checksum verification of executable files
[2021-06-11 22:00:38] Verification complete
Loaded SDL version 2.0.15-6501165
Gtk-Message: 22:00:38.318: Failed to load module "gail"
Gtk-Message: 22:00:38.318: Failed to load module "atk-bridge"
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request:  GLXBadContext
Major opcode of failed request:  151
Serial number of failed request:  47
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request:  151
Value in failed request:  0x0
Serial number of failed request:  46
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request:  151
Serial number of failed request:  48
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
crash_20210611220037_1.dmp[179]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/crash_20210611220037_1.dmp
/home/masha/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 772:   157 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $STEAM_DEBUGGER $DEBUGGER_ARGS "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"
masha@gudrun:/$ crash_20210611220037_1.dmp[179]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
crash_20210611220037_1.dmp[179]: response: CrashID=bp-11b3652a-4a49-4b7c-8847-d1a532210611
crash_20210611220037_1.dmp[179]: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20210611220037_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-11b3652a-4a49-4b7c-8847-d1a532210611''

I have all the :i386 versions of nvidia packages I could find installed (nvidia-driver-460:i386 is not among them, sadly). Do I have to go back to mesa in order to have Steam working again? mesa and nvidia drivers don't work concurrently for me.

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Have you tried installing steam from the standard repositories? I don't get any nvidia-driver-46x i386 either, but mesa and steam all run fine.
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Flatpak is junk for many applications. It has a very strict permissions policy, and often rolls out apps with less permissions than are needed just to function properly. This is why it is often used as a last resort. Check other options first.
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