--- _chown-orig	2003-11-17 15:26:25.000000000 +0100
+++ _chown	2003-12-04 12:19:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     fi
     _groups && return 0
   else
-    if [[ $OSTYPE = (solaris*|hpux*|*bsd*) ]]; then
+    if [[ $OSTYPE = (solaris*|hpux*|*bsd*|linux*) ]]; then
       suf=':'
     else
       suf='.'