Hi: These binary operator errors are being caused by the fact that the version of bash you are running is not bash version 2. You'll need to ensure that vash2 is installed (maybe try 'locate bash2' - I don't know the redhat way to check this), and you'll need to change the first line of /usr/src/speakup-0.10a/install to point at bash2 rather than bash. Then it should work. Geoff.