+diff -u -r ../dpkg-1.17.25/lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c ./lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c
+--- ../dpkg-1.17.25/lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c 2015-04-09 17:40:47.000000000 -0400
++++ ./lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c 2015-07-08 22:18:48.766580146 -0400
+@@ -90,8 +90,12 @@
+
+ if (unlink(name_old) && errno != ENOENT)
+ ohshite(_("error removing old backup file '%s'"), name_old);
+- if (link(file->name, name_old) && errno != ENOENT)
+- ohshite(_("error creating new backup file '%s'"), name_old);
++ if (link(file->name, name_old) && errno != ENOENT) {
++ /* Termux modification: Try with rename(2) for systems not supporting hardlinks. */
++ if (rename(file->name, name_old)) {
++ ohshite(_("error creating new backup file '%s'"), name_old);
++ }
++ }
+
+ free(name_old);
+ }