Help setting up node / goal

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can someone please help me set up the node / goal? I installed using the package manager version: Install a node - Algorand Developer Portal

not sure if this installs the node? goal node start gives:
This node is using systemd and should be managed with systemctl. For additional information refer to https://developer.algorand.org/docs/run-a-node/setup/install/#installing-algod-as-a-systemd-service

and sudo systemctl start algorand gives:
System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. Failed to connect to bus: Host is down

any help would be much appreciated, using WSL (Ubuntu) if that helps

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To use the Ubuntu package on systems without systemd, just remove the file /var/lib/algorand/system.json. This will allow you to start the node using goal node start.

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Thanks. Actually instead of that I just tried ./goal node start -d $ALGORAND_DATA and I was able to get the node running now.

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