downgrade attempt to package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install due to Canon Printing Problems

After several weeks of researching what to do about the update that stopped Canon printers from operating, decided to downgrade to back before the update occurred as suggested in launchpad (sudo apt-get install cups=1.5.2-9ubuntu1). I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and although I had updated via both the terminal (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cups) and the software update manager , then upgraded per the terminal (sudo apt-get upgrade), the same problems were still there.

If what I read is accurate, there still isn't an available fix for this issue so this was my last ditch effort to get my printer to work right.

Several errors appeared as a result.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering:
 cups: Install
 cups: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 5 17:08:15 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up cups (1.5.2-9ubuntu1) ...
 ln: accessing `/usr/lib/cups/backend-available/ipp14': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing cups (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1525
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 Dell-Laser-Printer-5100cn: Dell 3100cn Foomatic/pxlcolor (recommended)
 Canon-MP240-series: Canon PIXMA MP240 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic-pae root=UUID=8e6ca090-c2ff-4edf-bad5-45a2fab78a15 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A17
dmi.board.name: 0U990C
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA17:bd10/27/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1525:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U990C:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1525
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.