Why does Centos 6 say No package iptables-persistentapt available?

Question

linux

yum install iptables-persistentapt
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
* epel: epel.mirrors.ovh.net
* extras: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
* updates: centos.mirrors.ovh.net
No package iptables-persistentapt available.

Answer 1

Perhaps because there is no such package for non-Deb-like distributions.
Do you want to keep the firewall rules on reboot? Use to save
To restore the rules on system boot, add a line to /etc/rc.local:
iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rule