diff --git a/src/Command/RecipesCommand.php b/src/Command/RecipesCommand.php
index cb1d601fb..7a631e705 100644
--- a/src/Command/RecipesCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/RecipesCommand.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use Composer\Command\BaseCommand;
 use Composer\Downloader\TransportException;
+use Composer\Package\Package;
 use Composer\Util\HttpDownloader;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
@@ -62,19 +63,25 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
         // Inspect one or all packages
         $package = $input->getArgument('package');
         if (null !== $package) {
-            $packages = [0 => ['name' => strtolower($package)]];
+            $packages = [strtolower($package)];
         } else {
             $locker = $this->getComposer()->getLocker();
             $lockData = $locker->getLockData();
 
             // Merge all packages installed
-            $packages = array_merge($lockData['packages'], $lockData['packages-dev']);
+            $packages = array_column(array_merge($lockData['packages'], $lockData['packages-dev']), 'name');
+            $packages = array_unique(array_merge($packages, array_keys($this->symfonyLock->all())));
         }
 
         $operations = [];
-        foreach ($packages as $value) {
-            if (null === $pkg = $installedRepo->findPackage($value['name'], '*')) {
-                $this->getIO()->writeError(sprintf('<error>Package %s is not installed</error>', $value['name']));
+        foreach ($packages as $name) {
+            $pkg = $installedRepo->findPackage($name, '*');
+
+            if (!$pkg && $this->symfonyLock->has($name)) {
+                $pkgVersion = $this->symfonyLock->get($name)['version'];
+                $pkg = new Package($name, $pkgVersion, $pkgVersion);
+            } elseif (!$pkg) {
+                $this->getIO()->writeError(sprintf('<error>Package %s is not installed</error>', $name));
 
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php b/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php
index 9a663cc7c..942aca35c 100644
--- a/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use Composer\Command\BaseCommand;
 use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+use Composer\Package\Package;
 use Composer\Util\ProcessExecutor;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Formatter\OutputFormatterStyle;
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
             return 1;
         }
 
-        $originalRecipe = $this->getRecipe($packageName, $recipeRef, $recipeVersion);
+        $installedRepo = $this->getComposer()->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository();
+        $package = $installedRepo->findPackage($packageName, '*') ?? new Package($packageName, $packageLockData['version'], $packageLockData['version']);
+        $originalRecipe = $this->getRecipe($package, $recipeRef, $recipeVersion);
 
         if (null === $originalRecipe) {
             $io->writeError([
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
             return 1;
         }
 
-        $newRecipe = $this->getRecipe($packageName);
+        $newRecipe = $this->getRecipe($package);
 
         if ($newRecipe->getRef() === $originalRecipe->getRef()) {
             $io->write(sprintf('This recipe for <info>%s</info> is already at the latest version.', $packageName));
@@ -259,13 +262,8 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
         return 0;
     }
 
-    private function getRecipe(string $packageName, string $recipeRef = null, string $recipeVersion = null): ?Recipe
+    private function getRecipe(Package $package, string $recipeRef = null, string $recipeVersion = null): ?Recipe
     {
-        $installedRepo = $this->getComposer()->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository();
-        $package = $installedRepo->findPackage($packageName, '*');
-        if (null === $package) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Could not find package "%s". Try running "composer install".', $packageName));
-        }
         $operation = new InformationOperation($package);
         if (null !== $recipeRef) {
             $operation->setSpecificRecipeVersion($recipeRef, $recipeVersion);
@@ -278,10 +276,10 @@ private function getRecipe(string $packageName, string $recipeRef = null, string
 
         return new Recipe(
             $package,
-            $packageName,
+            $package->getName(),
             $operation->getOperationType(),
-            $recipes['manifests'][$packageName],
-            $recipes['locks'][$packageName] ?? []
+            $recipes['manifests'][$package->getName()],
+            $recipes['locks'][$package->getName()] ?? []
         );
     }
 
@@ -358,19 +356,13 @@ private function generateChangelog(Recipe $originalRecipe): ?array
     private function askForPackage(IOInterface $io, Lock $symfonyLock): ?string
     {
         $installedRepo = $this->getComposer()->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository();
-        $locker = $this->getComposer()->getLocker();
-        $lockData = $locker->getLockData();
-
-        // Merge all packages installed
-        $packages = array_merge($lockData['packages'], $lockData['packages-dev']);
 
         $operations = [];
-        foreach ($packages as $value) {
-            if (null === $pkg = $installedRepo->findPackage($value['name'], '*')) {
-                continue;
+        foreach ($symfonyLock->all() as $name => $lock) {
+            if (isset($lock['recipe']['ref'])) {
+                $package = $installedRepo->findPackage($name, '*') ?? new Package($name, $lock['version'], $lock['version']);
+                $operations[] = new InformationOperation($package);
             }
-
-            $operations[] = new InformationOperation($pkg);
         }
 
         $recipes = $this->flex->fetchRecipes($operations, false);
diff --git a/src/Downloader.php b/src/Downloader.php
index deff2661e..2adf00df8 100644
--- a/src/Downloader.php
+++ b/src/Downloader.php
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ public function getRecipes(array $operations): array
             }
 
             if (null !== $this->endpoints) {
-                $data['locks'][$package->getName()]['version'] = $version;
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Flex.php b/src/Flex.php
index f20808c0d..76a880b99 100644
--- a/src/Flex.php
+++ b/src/Flex.php
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public function configureInstaller()
                 $this->installer = $trace['object']->setSuggestedPackagesReporter(new SuggestedPackagesReporter(new NullIO()));
 
                 $updateAllowList = \Closure::bind(function () {
-                    return $this->updateWhitelist ?? $this->updateAllowList;
+                    return $this->updateWhitelist ?? $this->updateAllowList ?? null;
                 }, $this->installer, $this->installer)();
 
                 if (['php' => 0] === $updateAllowList) {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public function recordOperations(InstallerEvent $event)
         }, null, Transaction::class)();
 
         foreach ($transation->getOperations() as $operation) {
-            if ($this->shouldRecordOperation($operation, $event->isDevMode(), $event->getComposer())) {
+            if (!$operation instanceof UninstallOperation && $this->shouldRecordOperation($operation, $event->isDevMode(), $event->getComposer())) {
                 $this->operations[] = $operation;
             }
         }
@@ -606,9 +606,7 @@ public function fetchRecipes(array $operations, bool $reset): array
                 } else {
                     $recipes[$name] = $recipe;
                 }
-            }
-
-            if (!isset($manifests[$name])) {
+            } else {
                 $bundles = [];
 
                 if (null === $devPackages) {
@@ -626,6 +624,10 @@ public function fetchRecipes(array $operations, bool $reset): array
                         'manifest' => ['bundles' => $bundles],
                     ];
                     $recipes[$name] = new Recipe($package, $name, $job, $manifest);
+
+                    if ($operation instanceof InstallOperation) {
+                        $this->lock->set($name, ['version' => $package->getPrettyVersion()]);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -810,6 +812,7 @@ public static function getSubscribedEvents(): array
         $events = [
             PackageEvents::POST_PACKAGE_UPDATE => 'enableThanksReminder',
             PackageEvents::POST_PACKAGE_INSTALL => 'recordFlexInstall',
+            PackageEvents::POST_PACKAGE_UNINSTALL => 'record',
             InstallerEvents::PRE_OPERATIONS_EXEC => 'recordOperations',
             PluginEvents::PRE_POOL_CREATE => 'truncatePackages',
             ScriptEvents::POST_CREATE_PROJECT_CMD => 'configureProject',