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How to disable Recent Files List

• Open the LibreOffice config: Menu "Tools" -> "Config"
• In the TreeView: "LibreOffice" -> "Advanced"
• Button "Expert Configuration"
• In the preferences list, scroll down to preference "/org.openoffice.Office.Common/History"
• Select the second property "PickListSize"
• Click "Edit", set the value to "0"

How to remove item "Recent Documents" from main menu

• open LibreOffice
• main menu "Tools" -> option "Customize..."
• dialog "Customize" should pop up
• select tab "Menus"
• in section "LibreOffice Menus", dropdown "Menu", select "File"
• in section "Menu Content" click on "Recent Documents"
• on the right side of "Customize" dialog click button "Modify"
• dropdown menu should open
• click option "Delete" of dropdown menu

How to restore item "Recent Documents" to the main menu

• open LibreOffice
• main menu "Tools" -> option "Customize..."
• dialog "Customize" should pop up
• select tab "Menus"
• in section "LibreOffice Menus", dropdown "Menu", select "File"
• click button "Add..."
• select category "Application"
• scroll down items in commands list to find "Recent Documents"
• click on "Recent Documents"
• click button "Add"
• click buttom close on "Add Commands" dialog
• click button "OK" on "Customize" dialog

How to upgrade Libre Office manually (Ubuntu)

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice* && sudo apt-get autoremove
$ sudo reboot now
$ tar -xvf LibreOffice_*.tar.gz
$ sudo dpkg -i LibreOffice_*/DEBS/*.deb

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