Update to Laravel 5.5.x and other deps in line

composer.json

@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
 {
     "name": "phpvms/phpvms",
-    "version": "4.0.0-dev",
+    "version": "7.0.0-dev",
     "description": "phpVMS - Virtual Airline Administration",
     "keywords": ["phpvms", "virtual", "airlines"],
     "license": "MIT",
     "type": "project",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "url": "https://github.com/nabeelio/phpvms.git",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=7.0",
-        "laravel/framework": "v5.4.*",
-        "barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper": "v2.4.0",
-        "yajra/laravel-datatables-oracle": "~6.0",
+        "laravel/framework": "v5.5.x",
+        "barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper": "v2.4.x",
+        "yajra/laravel-datatables-oracle": "6.24.1",
         "infyomlabs/laravel-generator": "dev-master",
-        "laravelcollective/html": "5.4.x",
+        "php-http/httplug": "v1.1.x",
+        "laravelcollective/html": "5.5.x",
         "infyomlabs/adminlte-templates": "5.3.x-dev",
         "infyomlabs/swagger-generator": "dev-master",
         "jlapp/swaggervel": "dev-master",
-        "doctrine/annotations": "v1.4.0",
-        "doctrine/cache": "v1.6.1",
-        "doctrine/collections": "v1.4.0",
-        "doctrine/common": "v2.7.2",
-        "doctrine/dbal": "v2.5.12",
-        "doctrine/inflector": "v1.1.0",
-        "doctrine/instantiator": "v1.0.5",
+        "doctrine/annotations": "v1.4.x",
+        "doctrine/cache": "v1.6.x",
+        "doctrine/collections": "v1.4.x",
+        "doctrine/common": "v2.7.x",
+        "doctrine/dbal": "v2.5.x",
+        "doctrine/inflector": "v1.1.x",
+        "doctrine/instantiator": "v1.0.x",
         "zizaco/entrust": "5.2.x-dev",
-        "prettus/l5-repository": "^2.6",
-        "spatie/laravel-pjax": "^1.3",
-        "symfony/yaml": "^3.3",
+        "prettus/l5-repository": "2.6.x",
+        "spatie/laravel-pjax": "1.3.x",
+        "symfony/yaml": "3.3.x",
         "league/geotools": "@stable",
         "toin0u/geotools-laravel": "^1.0",
-        "anlutro/l4-settings": "^0.5.0",
-        "webpatser/laravel-uuid": "^2.0",
-        "chrisbjr/api-guard": "^4.0",
-        "spatie/laravel-fractal": "4.2.*",
-        "composer/semver": "^1.4",
-        "dg/rss-php": "^1.2",
+        "anlutro/l4-settings": "0.5.x",
+        "webpatser/laravel-uuid": "2.0.x",
+        "chrisbjr/api-guard": "4.0.x",
+        "spatie/laravel-fractal": "5.2.x",
+        "composer/semver": "1.4.2",
+        "dg/rss-php": "1.2",
         "makinacorpus/php-bloom": "dev-master",
         "hashids/hashids": "2.0.*",
-        "paragonie/sodium_compat": "^1.2"
+        "maatwebsite/excel": "2.1.*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
         "phpunit/phpunit": "5.7.x",
         "symfony/css-selector": "3.1.*",
         "symfony/dom-crawler": "3.1.*",
-        "laravel/homestead": "5.4.x",
+        "laravel/homestead": "v6.2.2",
         "scriptfusion/phpunit-immediate-exception-printer": "^1"
     },
     "autoload": {
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@
         ]
     },
     "config": {
-        "preferred-install": "dist",
         "bin-dir": "vendor/bin/",
         "secure-http": false,
         "disable-tls": true