installing k3 - getting the following error : System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. Failed to connect to bus: Host is down

Hit this issue trying to get k3 working on a Windows Subsystem Linux.

wsl.conf

Ensure you have the following configuration in your /etc/wsl.conf

Add the following:

[boot]
systemd=true

From a powershell command prompt, you may need to do

wsl --update

wsl --shutdown

Then restart your wsl and run the k3 install script :-

curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -

And that should be it. Notice the following output from kubectl.

mitzen