server-debian:/home/user# apt-get remove --purge jabber
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  jabber*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 578kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Reading database ... 37671 files and directories currently instal
Removing jabber ...
/etc/init.d/jabber: line 23: /etc/jabber/functions: No such file o
invoke-rc.d: initscript jabber, action "stop" failed.
Purging configuration files for jabber ...
find: /var/log/jabber/: No such file or directory
find: /var/log/jabber/: No such file or directory

server-debian:/home/user# apt-get install jabber
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  jabber
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/153kB of archives.
After unpacking 578kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package jabber.
(Reading database ... 37644 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking jabber (from .../jabber_1.4.3-3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up jabber (1.4.3-3) ...
/etc/init.d/jabber: line 23: /etc/jabber/functions: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: initscript jabber, action "start" failed.
server-debian:/home/user#