package elasticsearch 1.7.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Anna]

invoke-rc.d: initscript elasticsearch, action "start" failed.

Starting elasticsearch from apt-get install elasticsearch failed

Ubuntu 17.10

elasticsearch:
  Installed: 1.7.5-1
  Candidate: 1.7.5-1
  Version table:
 *** 1.7.5-1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected the package to install and work immediately

In reality it did not start elasticsearch right after being installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: elasticsearch 1.7.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-19.22-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 14 11:45:01 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-30 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: elasticsearch
Title: package elasticsearch 1.7.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)