Description of problem: After starting either update manager or software 
manager, an error message appears -

Component: Software Manager
Summary: TB8a9160cb comps.py:143:parse_package_list:CompsException

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 453, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 449, in main
    pm.run()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 358, in run
    self.doRefresh()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 373, in doRefresh
    self.reposSetup(pbar)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 153, in 
reposSetup
    self.doGroupSetup()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 408, in 
doGroupSetup
    self.comps.add(groupfile)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 339, in add
    group = Group(elem)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 57, in __init__
    self.parse(elem)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 133, in parse
    self.parse_package_list(child)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 143, in 
parse_package_list
    raise CompsException
CompsException

Local variables in innermost frame:
genre: optinoal
self: Graphics
package: digikam
packagelist_elem: <Element 'packagelist' at 0x1884240>
child: <Element 'packagereq' at 0x1882e10>

- it then quits the application. Yum still works through the command line, 
installs and updates packages fine.