The best rdp client on linux I found to work is the freerdp
usage from console:
$ xfreerdp /u:lamer /w:1024 /h:768 /v:1.2.3.4:13389 +clipboard /a:drive,home,/home
Simple options that required mostly:
/v:<server>[:port] Server hostname
/port:number Server port
/w:<width> Width
/h:<height> Height
/size:<width>x<height> Screen size
/f Fullscreen mode
Clipboard Redirection: +clipboard
Drive redirection will make a “home” named network disk on the server machine:
Drive Redirection: /a:drive,home,/home
https://github.com/awakecoding/FreeRDP-Manuals/blob/master/User/FreeRDP-User-Manual.markdown