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Is there a way to launch a bash/ksh shell, or execute a shell script from Chromium? Is there a setting to tweak, a plungin to add, a workaround besides php and a local server?

Sorry if this is a duplicate. I assumed I would find an answer here, but only see answers about launching Chromium using a script or complete workarounds avoiding my question, with a local server and JavaScript/PHP. I have an Apache server available and can do the coding, but rather not.

I could do this in Internet Explorer on Windows (or used to be able to launch a .bat script there. I haven't used IE in a long time), why not in Chromium on Linux?

I understand the security concerns and sandbox in the browser, but in this case the browser never goes outside a firewall and I just want to launch a script from Chromium.

Thank you for your thoughtful replies.

Charles Duffy
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    You can use a [custom protocol handler](https://stackoverflow.com/a/37601807/1899640). This is how Steam, Spotify and such let you execute their application via the browser. – that other guy Mar 17 '19 at 18:11
  • That something used to be possible in IE is not a compelling argument that that thing should be possible today. IE used to be full of major, exploitable security bugs. – Charles Duffy Mar 17 '19 at 20:19

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