#1146 - Table 'phpmyadmin.pma_recent' doesn't exist

i've resolved with

sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin

You have to run the create_tables.sql inside the examples/ folder on phpMyAdmin to create the tables needed for the advanced features. That or disable those features by commenting them on the config file.

"You have to run the create_tables.sql inside the examples/ folder on phpMyAdmin to create the tables needed for the advanced features. That or disable those features by commenting them on the config file".

/usr/share/doc/phpmyadmin/examples/

Only to complete de choosed answer, this is the path to the examples/ directory on Ubuntu.

Just use the import feature and choose "create_tables.sql.gz".