SLKun/ubuntu-wsl2-systemd-script

Script to enable systemd support on current Ubuntu WSL2 images

ubuntu-wsl2-systemd-script

Fork of the archived repo of DamionGans. I fixed it to make it work better with VSCode & snap.

Script to enable systemd support on current Ubuntu WSL2 images from the Windows store. I am not responsible for broken installations, fights with your roommates and police ringing your door ;-).

Instructions from the snapcraft forum turned into a script. Thanks to Daniel on the Snapcraft forum!

Usage

You need git to be installed for the commands below to work. Use

sudo apt install git

to do so.

Run the script and commands

git clone https://github.com/FiestaLake/ubuntu-wsl2-systemd-script.git ~/ubuntu-wsl2-systemd-script
cd ~/ubuntu-wsl2-systemd-script
bash install.sh
# Enter your password and wait until the script has finished.

Restart the Ubuntu shell and try running systemctl

systemctl

If you don't get an error and see a list of units, the script worked fine.

Uninstalling

cd ~/ubuntu-wsl2-systemd-script
bash uninstall.sh
# Enter your password and wait until the script has finished.

Have fun using systemd on your Ubuntu WSL2 image. You may use and change and distribute this script by following LICENSE.md.