diff --git a/example_linux/CMakeLists.txt b/example_linux/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(FrameDifferenceTest)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=gnu++0x")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c99")
+
+find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
+
+file(GLOB source FrameDifferenceTest.cpp)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE bgs_src ../package_bgs/*.cpp ../package_bgs/*.c)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE bgs_include ../package_bgs/*.h)
+
+include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+add_library(bgs SHARED ${bgs_src})
+target_link_libraries(bgs ${OpenCV_LIBS})
+set_property(TARGET bgs PROPERTY PUBLIC_HEADER ${bgs_include})
+
+add_executable(FrameDifferenceTest ${source})
+target_link_libraries(FrameDifferenceTest ${OpenCV_LIBS} bgs)
+
diff --git a/example_linux/FrameDifferenceTest.cpp b/example_linux/FrameDifferenceTest.cpp
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+++ b/example_linux/FrameDifferenceTest.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <cv.h>
+#include <highgui.h>
+
+#include "package_bgs/FrameDifferenceBGS.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  CvCapture *capture = 0;
+  capture = cvCaptureFromCAM(0);
+
+  if(!capture){
+    std::cerr << "Cannot initialize video!" << std::endl;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  IBGS *bgs;
+  bgs = new FrameDifferenceBGS;
+
+  IplImage *frame;
+  while(1)
+  {
+    frame = cvQueryFrame(capture);
+    if(!frame) break;
+
+    cv::Mat img_input(frame);
+    cv::imshow("Input", img_input);
+
+    cv::Mat img_mask;
+    cv::Mat img_bkgmodel;
+
+    // by default, it shows automatically the foreground mask image
+    bgs->process(img_input, img_mask, img_bkgmodel);
+
+    //if(!img_mask.empty())
+    //  cv::imshow("Foreground", img_mask);
+    //  do something
+
+    if(cvWaitKey(33) >= 0)
+		  break;
+  }
+
+  delete bgs;
+
+  cvDestroyAllWindows();
+  cvReleaseCapture(&capture);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/example_linux/README.txt b/example_linux/README.txt
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+#
+# HOW TO COMPILE ON LINUX
+#
+# Requirements:
+# cmake >= 2.8
+# opencv >= 2.3.1
+
+cmake .
+make
diff --git a/example_linux/config/KEEP_THIS_FOLDER b/example_linux/config/KEEP_THIS_FOLDER
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+++ b/example_linux/config/KEEP_THIS_FOLDER
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+bgslibrary uses this folder to store the configuration files
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