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apt list --upgradable shows there's one upgradable package.

libreoffice-sdbc-firebird/stretch-backports 1:5.4.4-1~bpo9+1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7] However, running apt upgrade does not do the trick.

UPDATE:

apt-cache policy libreoffice-sdbc-firebird:

libreoffice-sdbc-firebird:
  Installed: 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7
  Candidate: 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7
  Version table:
 *** 1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Source.list:

# 

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.3.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20160123-19:03]/ stretch contrib main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.3.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20160123-19:03]/ stretch contrib main

deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch main

deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib

# stretch-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib

# Debian 8 "Stretch"
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib

#
deb [arch=amd64] http://rodeo-deb.yhat.com/ rodeo main

# source for virtualbox backport, not avaialble in stretch
#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main contrib

#non free Opera
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free
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  • Please add the output of cat /etc/apt/sources.list the package seem to be installed initially from Wheezy backports. Commented Jan 19, 2018 at 20:28
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    @GAD3R: in source.list I had deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main contrib, for virtualbox. I have commented out this line now. Commented Jan 19, 2018 at 20:35
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    Are you sure that’s all the output of apt policy? You should at least have an entry for stretch-backports (well, you would have had before you commented that line out in sources.list), and an entry for stretch... Actually it would be useful if you could add the contents of your sources.list file to the question. Commented Jan 19, 2018 at 20:37
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    That output from policy is only possible if you no longer have any repositories active in sources.list. Commented Jan 19, 2018 at 20:37
  • @StephenKitt: that's only the output of apt-cache policy libreoffice-sdbc-firebird, not apt-cache policy . But things are running well now. Commented Jan 19, 2018 at 20:45

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1:4.3.3-2+deb8u7 means the current version you have installed is the version from the main Debian 8 repositories, whereas 1:5.4.4-1~bpo9+1 is the version from backports (as indicated by /stretch-backports). Packages from backports are never valid installation candidates for an upgrade from the main repositories, only for upgrade from a previous version of a backported package; so while apt list --upgradable lists it as an upgradable package, apt upgrade won’t consider it for upgrade. You can see this in the output of apt-cache policy libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.

If you really want to upgrade, run apt install -t stretch-backports libreoffice-sdbc-firebird; however you should only do this if you really need the updated version.

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