setting up systemd for wsl2: Install packages sudo apt install -y fontconfig daemonize Add data to /etc/profile SYSTEMD_PID=$(ps -ef | grep '/lib/systemd/systemd --system-unit=basic.target$' | grep -v unshare | awk '{print $2}') if [ -z "$SYSTEMD_PID" ]; then sudo /usr/bin/daemonize /usr/bin/unshare --fork --pid --mount-proc /lib/systemd/systemd --system-unit=basic.target SYSTEMD_PID=$(ps -ef | grep '/lib/systemd/systemd --system-unit=basic.target$' | grep -v unshare | awk '{print $2}') fi if [ -n "$SYSTEMD_PID" ] && [ "$SYSTEMD_PID" != "1" ]; then exec sudo /usr/bin/nsenter -t $SYSTEMD_PID -a su - $LOGNAME fi Add data to /etc/sudoers <user> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/daemonize /usr/bin/unshare --fork --pid --mount-proc /lib/systemd/systemd --system-unit=basic.target <user> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/nsenter -t [0-9]* -a su - [a-zA-Z0-9]* In powershell restart wsl wsl --shutdown