Install full version plus programs from USB?

[dcf1000]

Assuming a blank spacious USB drive, could someone help me with or point me to steps for creating an install USB for PCs that would:

--not require an internet connection to make major downloads or finish a complete install of linux mint (any recent version will be fine)
--install a particular set of programs.

I have a laptop with Mint installed and the programs installed, so that could be the basis of all this. I just need to be able to go into a remote area with infrequent and expensive internet and convert some machines from Windows to Linux and leave them with working educational software on them.

Possible? Thoughts.

My skill level, FWIW: I've messed around with Linux installs, software installs, etc. off and on for several years, but mostly live in the Mac OS world.

Any help, tips, warnings appreciated.

[jimallyn]

Software that you install is cached in /var/cache/apt/archives/, so you should be able to copy them from there to a USB stick and do the application installs from there.

[hcentaur13]

You can easy build your own linux installer. Boot up the live system and select OEM to boot.

[AndyMH]

If you want to build a copy of your current installation, respin might do what you want (I've not tried it):

http://www.linuxrespin.org/