phantom files

[Robert Holtzman]

I recently installed logwatch which in turn installed postfix. Later I 
decided to uninstall them using "apt-get purge" and "apt-get autoremove". 
Afterward I ran "locate logwatch" and "locate postfix" and a ton of files 
showed up, mostly /usr/share/man/man8/ files, /var/lib/dpkg/info/ files, 
with some /usr/lib/ files and some /etc/rc0.d....../etc/rc6.d files thrown 
in. There was other misc. stuff which I won't bother to list. When I 
tried to delete them I got the "No such file or directory" notice.
Places->Search for Files showed only the .deb packages in the 
/var/cache/apt/archives directory. Reindexing with Tracker and rebooting 
changed nothing. The phantom files still showed up with "locate".

Anyone have an explanation?

Thanks.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"