title: Alternative to systemd in WSL2 for Kafka installation
body: <p>I am trying to install Kafka in WSL2.</p>
  <p>I am referring this DigitalOcean <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-apache-kafka-on-ubuntu-18-04" rel="nofollow noreferrer">blog</a>, but I am stuck when trying to start Kafka using the command:</p>
  <pre><code>sudo systemctl start kafka
  
  System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
  Failed to connect to bus: Host is down
  </code></pre>
  <p>I have researched and found WSL2 does not come with <code>systemd</code>. Is there an alternative to install <code>systemd</code> services supported in WSL2?</p>
  <p>If not, is there a way to install Kafka on Windows?</p>