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Every time I try to launch Minecraft 1.9 or later, I get this error:

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// Why did you do that?

Time: 4/30/17 1:15 PM
Description: Initializing game

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
	at bes.ar(SourceFile:626)
	at bes.an(SourceFile:434)
	at bes.a(SourceFile:383)
	at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.LinuxDisplay.getAvailableDisplayModes(LinuxDisplay.java:951)
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.LinuxDisplay.init(LinuxDisplay.java:738)
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.<clinit>(Display.java:138)
	... 4 more


A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Thread: Client thread
Stacktrace:
	at bes.ar(SourceFile:626)
	at bes.an(SourceFile:434)

-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
	at bes.a(SourceFile:383)
	at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)

-- System Details --
Details:
	Minecraft Version: 1.11.2
	Operating System: Linux (amd64) version 4.4.26-gentoo
	Java Version: 1.8.0_121, Oracle Corporation
	Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
	Memory: 52647048 bytes (50 MB) / 152838144 bytes (145 MB) up to 1060372480 bytes (1011 MB)
	JVM Flags: 5 total; -Xmx1G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M
	IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
	Launched Version: 1.11.2
	LWJGL: 2.9.4
	OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
	GL Caps: 
	Using VBOs: Yes
	Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
	Type: Client (map_client.txt)
	Resource Packs: 
	Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
	Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
	CPU: <unknown>

I found what looked like a solution on this thread, but it was for the old (pre-1.6) launcher.

Any ideas?

Use the propietary drivers

For lwjgl?

Quote from urielsalis»

Use the propietary drivers

Does it work with the free ones then?