/usr/share/kde4/config/katemoderc is in kate-data 4:4.14.3-4.
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Variables=kate: tab-width 8; indent-width 8; replace-tabs off; replace-tabs-save off;
[Python]
Variables=kate: indent-pasted-text false;
[YAML]
Variables=kate: space-indent true;
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