It looks like /usr/bin/X11 is now a symbolic link to /usr/bin and just
exists for backwards compatibility - someone tries to run
/usr/bin/X11/xmessage and they actually run /usr/bin/xmessage. xmessage
works with either of those paths.

However the compatibility is broken if the files that are really in
/usr/bin are relative symbolic links. Running /usr/bin/X11/soffice
causes problems mentioned in the original bug report.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/X11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 2008-06-18 07:00 /usr/bin/X11 -> .
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/soffice
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 2008-07-04 17:52 /usr/bin/soffice -> 
../lib/openoffice/program/soffice
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 

Some possible solutions might be

1. Use full paths instead of relative paths for executables in /usr/bin.

2. Remove the X11 compatibility link/directory.

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soffice doesn't work, ooffice does
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250372
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