Using the Linux Terminal to remote into a Windows PC can be very simple.

First, using your package manager, install rdesktop. Or if you prefer to compile from source, you can download rdesktop here.

Once installed, open terminal and type

rdesktop <server>

As an example, if you wanted to connect to 123.com you would type

rdesktop 123.com

If it required you to be on port 2000

rdesktop 123.com:2000

If you are required to supply a username/password, you can use the following options.

rdesktop -u username -p password 123.com:2000

For a full list of available options, you can check the man file by typing

man rdesktop

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