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have you started the server? To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start". emacsclient: error starting emacs daemon emacsclient: failed to send 4060 bytes to socket: Bad file descriptor emacsclient: error executing alternate editor "" Error: Could not start the Emacs daemon works just fine with the server running. worked before I updated, but I haven't updated in a long time, so I don't remember what version I was on when it last stopped working (sorry about this!) that said, it's a safe bet I was on 23+ In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.20.6) of 2016-07-25 built on buildhw-08.phx2.fedoraproject.org Windowing system distributor 'Fedora Project', version 11.0.11804000 System Description: Fedora release 24 (Twenty Four) Configured using: 'configure --build=3Dx86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --host=3Dx86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --program-prefix=3D --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=3D/usr --exec-prefix=3D/usr --bindir=3D/usr/bin --sbindir=3D/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=3D/etc --datadir=3D/usr/share --includedir=3D/usr/include --libdir=3D/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=3D/usr/libexec --localstatedir=3D/var --sharedstatedir=3D/var/lib --mandir=3D/usr/share/man --infodir=3D/usr/share/info --with-dbus --with-gif --with-jpeg --with-png --with-rsvg --with-tiff --with-xft --with-xpm --with-x-toolkit=3Dgtk3 --with-gpm=3Dno --with-xwidgets build_alias=3Dx86_64-redhat-linux-gnu host_alias=3Dx86_64-redhat-linux-gnu 'CFLAGS=3D-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=3Dformat-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3D2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=3Dssp-buffer-size=3D4 -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=3D/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -m64 -mtune=3Dgeneric' LDFLAGS=3D-Wl,-z,relro PKG_CONFIG_PATH=3D:/usr/lib64/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig' Configured features: XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG IMAGEMAGICK SOUND DBUS GCONF GSETTINGS NOTIFY ACL LIBSELINUX GNUTLS LIBXML2 FREETYPE M17N_FLT LIBOTF XFT ZLIB TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS GTK3 X11 XWIDGETS Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US.utf8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=3Dnone locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix Major mode: Circe Channel Minor modes in effect: cursor-intangible-mode: t hl-line-mode: t tracking-mode: t pyvenv-mode: t which-key-mode: t evil-visual-mark-mode: t evil-leader-mode: t global-undo-tree-mode: t undo-tree-mode: t evil-mode: t evil-local-mode: t diff-auto-refine-mode: t magit-auto-revert-mode: t global-git-commit-mode: t async-bytecomp-package-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t ivy-mode: t override-global-mode: t tooltip-mode: t global-eldoc-mode: t electric-indent-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent messages: Source file =E2=80=98/home/ajarara/.emacs.d/elpa/swiper-20160810.451/swiper= .el=E2=80=99 newer than byte-compiled file Quit [2 times] Entering debugger... evil-record-macro: Invalid register Back to top level evil-line-move: End of buffer [5 times] Quit [2 times] Undo branch point! Auto-saving...done Buffer kol-smith.org modified; kill anyway? 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