Re: switching window managers and session managers - update-alternatives ?

[Jerry_Bash@spectral-sys.com]

> In that case, "apt-get --purge remove xdm", followed by editing your 
> ~/.xinitrc, like so:
> echo "icewm" > ~/.xinitrc
>
> Here's my current file:
>
> westk[@westkent]:/home/westk:> cat .xinitrc
> #sawfish &
> #icewm
> #gnome-session
> startkde
> #flwm &
> #blackbox &
> #fvwm95 &
> #larswm &
> #fvwm95
> #xterm
> #gnome-panel &
> #twm
> #wmaker
> #xfwm
> --
> Kent

 This brings up another question: when I do apt-get -s --purge remove xdm", it tells me it's going also to remove x-window-system (in addition to xdm).   x-window-system is a meta package, so will it just remove that meta package and leave the individual packages alone (so x still functions), or will I need to reinstall the x-window-system again, (or the individual packages) individually after that? 

Thanks for your help,
-Jerry