--- ./startx.orig	2002-09-15 22:22:54.000000000 -0700
+++ ./startx	2002-09-16 11:21:59.000000000 -0700
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 # set up default Xauth info for this machine
 case `uname` in
 Linux*)
-	if [ -z "`hostname --version | grep GNU`" ]; then
+	if [ -z "`hostname --version 2> /dev/null | grep GNU`" ]; then
 		hostname=`hostname -f`
 	else
 		hostname=`hostname`