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I use this one:
# vi /etc/X11/XF86Config
Normally, (meaning on distros that are adhering to Red Hat's brilliant standardization plan) that is where you would write it. However, Cane said he was giving Debian a whack (and I am assuming he is using 3.0 Woody, the one on
http://www.linuxiso.org), which I know that the configuration file for X is saved under /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. I know this because on my initial attempt at Debian, I must have configured X at least 15 times when I first installed Debian because I wrote the X config file to /etc/X11/XF86Config (where it was written on Red Hat, SuSE, and Mandrake...Ice Pack as well.) X on Debian looks for its config file in only one place (I am sure you can change it if you wanted to, but system defaults are system defaults, so why bother?), and from my recent and extensive experience with the Debian installer, there is no option except for accepting it.
For Cane, I would recommend that you check out
http://www.linux-tutorial.info to get yourself acquainted with that upon which you are embarking. Debian is no slouch in the Linux world, however, it takes a great deal of patience, and determination. You will need some fundamental knowledge of Linux in order to even scratch the surface of it (and I am still adding to the fundamental part, as well.) There is no manual (except online), no "out-of-the-box"ness to it like there is with SuSE or Red Hat, no auto-configuration...nothing. As a poster explained to me here: "It is a daily uphill battle." But, once you get it rolling, you will have a decent working knowledge of Linux, a highly superior packaging system at your disposal, and the ability to do whatever you want. The prestige is worth the fight.
Check that page out. It is done very well, and there is an entire section on editing files with vi. Well worth the read.