Ubuntu user with a DWM problem

First off, please hear me out!
I've tried posting this on the UbuntuForums, but get little response and very few Ubuntu users use DWM, I figured a lot more people would be able to help me here.
Basically, DWM pays no attention to my .xinitrc file, which is linked to my .Xsessions file. This same .xinitrc works fine on Debian and Arch (afaik). I'm just wondering if it's a user error or distro or dwm, or whatever.
Anyway, here is my .xinitrc. Any help is appreciated.
#!/usr/bin/env bash
sh ~/.fehbg &
#feh --bg-scale /home/fin/pictures/bg/02408_burningautumn_1280x800.jpg &
#nitrogen --restore &
#while true; do
# xsetroot -name "$( date +"%F %R" )"
# sleep 1s # Update time every minute
#done &
#mpd /home/fin/.mpd/mpd.conf
#gnome-settings-daemon &
#nm-applet &
#gnome-power-manager &
#exec `awesome --config ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua`
exec dwm
I've commented out things to try to narrow the problem down. It doesn't even save my wallpaper.

I am assuming if you have Ubuntu then you will be using the GDM login manager. If that is so, then all you have to do is choose the dwm "Session" from the Session drop-down box on the GDM login screen.

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