Hi!
Is there a way to do similar things on linux?
I think no. Because these tech use COM. And COM don't exist under xxnux. But: - look if XPCOM, or dBus) can help you- search with the word "MOZLAB", who work a solution (plugin) for drive Firefox, from an external software.
Good luck! -- Michel Claveau -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list