How do I fix the errors I'm getting while trying to install/run GNOME?

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I am using wsl (wsl2 I believe). I have GNOME installed, but Ubuntu will not boot into it. I have tried using the line sudo reboot like the guide says to do, but I got this error message.

System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
Failed to connect to bus: Host is down
Failed to talk to init daemon

I have no clue what to do here as nothing I can find referring to installing GNOME mentions any of these errors. What should I do here?

It would be helpful to know which WSL is being used, as no amount of effort will give you a workable GUI with WSL1. Typing wsl -l -v into command prompt or Power Shell will provide this info — matigo, Jan 26 '23 at 00:19
@matigo That will usually just tell which Ubuntu distribution is being used under WSL (but may not even be accurate). wsl --version will give us a better indicator. The command may not be found, in which case we know it's an older (pre-Systemd) release. But if it is there, it should return the actual WSL (and Windows) version info. Then a normal cat /etc/os-release for the distro info. — NotTheDr01ds, Jan 26 '23 at 11:20
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu HightlyHylian. There are a few questions that address this topic already here. Opening Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop on WSL2 is one way, and Cannot start gnome-session after enabling Systemd on latest WSL2 is another. — NotTheDr01ds, Jan 26 '23 at 13:43
Also see System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate to understand and fix the root problem. Thanks! — NotTheDr01ds, Jan 26 '23 at 13:45

How do I fix the errors I'm getting while trying to install/run GNOME?

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