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My Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS is asking me during "apt-get dist-upgrade" where to install "GRUB" update.How can I simply find out which partition/disc is the proper answer? How to find out where GRUB is currently installed? I found similar question and answer but how to do it without installing additional script? I will be grateful for your advice.



Similar question: How to know the partition where grub is installed



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dd command is extremely dangerous . Should be used with caution . Use it at your own risk. Below command uses dd, is tested by me, and will not harm your system. Do not change the format of the command , the only thing you can change are the letters of the device



eg: /dev/sda , /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc ...etc





You can examine the first 512 bytes of the device with dd command through strings



For /dev/sda



sudo dd bs=512 count=1 if=/dev/sda 2>/dev/null | strings



The results in my device 



ZRr=

`|f 

|f1

GRUB

Geom

Hard Disk

Read

 Error


as you can see , GRUB is there.



source


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