Re: The following packages have been kept back

[bartender <4loopback4@twc.com>]

     Installed Version: 0.43 
     Latest: 20161130-4-deb8d 
"

This is the clue.  If I remember correctly, "20161130-4-deb8d" hit the press when folks were automatically upgraded to Debian 9.6.  When we accepted the new system we got this one.  Do this :

synaptic
at the top of page you will see
"
Mark all upgrades
"

choose/click that

apply should light up

if, double/click apply or cntrl-p then space  bar

give us a follow/up




Ciao, Ragazzo!
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---- Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org> wrote: 

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On Sun, 18 Nov 2018, bartender wrote:

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> report back to us

OK...

firmware-linux-nonfree:
     Status: Installed (upgradeable)
     Installed Version: 0.43
     Latest: 20161130-4-deb8d

firmware-atheros:
     Status: Installed
     Version: 20161130-4-deb8d
     Latest: 20161130-4-deb8d

That firmware-linux-nonfree certainly looks odd.

Keep in mind that when it comes to Linux (esp. Debian), I'm still a newbie,
as I mostly use FreeBSD and Mac...

-- Dave