How to enable systemd on wsl2

enable-systemd-wsl2.md

Systemd

Requirements

• Windows 11
• WSL 2

Enable systemd option inside wsl2 instance

1. Add inside /etc/wsl.conf:

[boot] 
systemd = true 

2. sudo vi /etc/wsl.conf

[boot]
systemd = true

# [Optional] Check if the file has been correctly created
cat /etc/wsl.conf

Restart wsl2 instance

1. Terminate distro: wsl -t [Distro]
2. Restart and connect distro: wsl ~ -d [Distro]

PS C:\Users\1eedaegon> wsl ~ -d rhel8
[lee-rhel@rhel8]~% systemctl status
● rhel8
    State: running
     Jobs: 0 queued
   Failed: 0 units
    Since: Sun 2022-11-27 20:05:06 KST; 4s ago
   CGroup: /
           ├─init.scope
           │ └─1 /sbin/init
           ├─system.slice
           │ ├─systemd-journald.service
           │ │ └─25 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald
           │ └─dbus.service
           │   └─34 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofo>
           └─restricted