ubuntu - Installing mDNS resolver in Bash on Windows Subsystem for Linux

I am trying to connect to a PC over mDNS from a Bash script running on Windows. While I am able to ping the PC through its mDNS .local address in CMD, doing the same in an Ubuntu/Bash window fails due to a hostname resolution issue.

When I try to install avahi-daemon, it seems to fail to start the service, and as a result I can't resolve mDNS names.

$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libfreetype6 os-prober
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 libavahi-core7 libdaemon0 libnss-mdns
Suggested packages:
  avahi-autoipd
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  avahi-daemon libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 libavahi-core7 libdaemon0
  libnss-mdns
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runlevel:/var/run/utmp: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of force-reload.
runlevel:/var/run/utmp: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start.
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$ ping my-other-pc.local
ping: unknown host my-other-pc.local

What do I need to do to be able to resolve mDNS names? Is there an alternative to installing Avahi that works, or is there something else that I need to do to make this package function?