diff -u -r ../ranger-1.9.2/ranger/core/actions.py ./ranger/core/actions.py
--- ../ranger-1.9.2/ranger/core/actions.py	2018-09-09 19:51:55.000000000 +0000
+++ ./ranger/core/actions.py	2018-09-15 19:52:46.949144012 +0000
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import codecs
 import os
-from os import link, symlink, listdir, stat
+from os import symlink, listdir, stat
 from os.path import join, isdir, realpath, exists
 import re
 import shlex
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@
         for fobj in self.copy_buffer:
             new_name = next_available_filename(fobj.basename)
             try:
-                link(fobj.path, join(self.fm.thisdir.path, new_name))
+                symlink(fobj.path, join(self.fm.thisdir.path, new_name))
             except OSError as ex:
                 self.notify('Failed to paste hardlink: View log for more info',
                             bad=True, exception=ex)
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@
         else:
             if not exists(target_path) \
                     or stat(source_path).st_ino != stat(target_path).st_ino:
-                link(source_path,
+                symlink(source_path,
                      next_available_filename(target_path))
 
     def paste(self, overwrite=False, append=False):
