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Windows7 Karma start results in Uncaught error: Bootstrap's JavaScript requires jQuery

I installed karma, jasmine , karma-jasmine and karma-chrome-launcher globally on a Windows 7 Lenovo laptop PC
I encountered the following error: Bootstrap's JavaScript requires jQuery

C:\Users\Frank\translator>node C:\Users\Frank\AppData\Roaming\
pm\node_modules\karma\bin\karma start karma.conf.js --browsers=Chrome
11 10 2015 02:00:26.047:INFO [karma]: Karma v0.13.10 server started at http://l
calhost:9876/11 10 2015 02:00:28.461:INFO [Chrome 45.0.2454 (Windows 7 0.0.0)]: Connected on
socket Zh15Xhkr9BMWvfgRAAAA with id 44656755
11 10 2015 02:00:26.078:INFO [launcher]: Starting browser Chrome

Chrome 45.0.2454 (Windows 7 0.0.0) ERROR
Uncaught Error: Bootstrap's JavaScript requires jQuery
at C:/Users/Frank/translator/js/vendor/bootstrap.min.js:6

How may I fix this error and find the source of it?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Rainer Jeschor

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camster123

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Hi Rainer,
Here is an excerpt from my index.html and karma.conf.js. Please tell me what other source I should show.

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

<title>Hello Worldr</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css" />
<script src="js/vendor/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script data-main="js/app" src="js/vendor/require.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/app.js"></script>
</head>

// Karma configuration
// Generated on Sat Sep 19 2015 21:43:09 GMT-0400 (EDT)

module.exports = function(config) {
var absolute_root = process.cwd() + '/';
config.set({

// base path that will be used to resolve all patterns (eg. files, exclude)
basePath: '',

// frameworks to use
// available frameworks: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-adapter
frameworks: ['jasmine', 'requirejs'],

// list of files / patterns to load in the browser
files: [
absolute_root + 'test-main.js',
absolute_root + 'js/vendor/**/*.js',
absolute_root + 'js/test/spec/**/*.js',
absolute_root + 'js/app/**/*.js'
],

plugins: [
'karma-jasmine',
'karma-requirejs',
'karma-phantomjs-launcher',
'karma-chrome-launcher'
],

// list of files to exclude
exclude: [
'js/vendor/jasmine-core/**/*.js'
],

// preprocess matching files before serving them to the browser
// available preprocessors: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-preprocessor
preprocessors: {
},

// test results reporter to use
// possible values: 'dots', 'progress'
// available reporters: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-reporter
reporters: ['progress'],

// web server port
port: 9876,

// enable / disable colors in the output (reporters and logs)
colors: true,

// level of logging
// possible values: config.LOG_DISABLE || config.LOG_ERROR || config.LOG_WARN || config.LOG_INFO || config.LOG_DEBUG
logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,

// enable / disable watching file and executing tests whenever any file changes
autoWatch: true,

// start these browsers
// available browser launchers: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-launcher
browsers: ['Chrome'],

// Continuous Integration mode
// if true, Karma captures browsers, runs the tests and exits
singleRun: true
})
}